Tag Archives: Joe Dey

Joe Dey (Golf. Born, Norfolk, VA, Nov. 17, 1907; died, Locust Valley, NY, Mar. 4, 1991.) Known universally as “Mr. Golf,” Joseph C. Dey, Jr., was executive director of the U.S. Golf Association for 34 years (1934-68). Dey then made one of the most surprising moves in the political history of golf when, at the […]

P.J. Boatwright (Golf. Born, Augusta, GA, Nov. 8, 1927; died, Morristown, NJ, Apr. 5, 1991.) From an above-average amateur golfer, Purvis James Boatwright rose to become executive director of the U.S. Golf Association. Considered the world’s leading authority on golf rules, Boatwright succeeded Joe Dey as U.S.G.A. executive director in 1969. He served in that […]

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